MMMBop (album)

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MMMBop
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Demo album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 1996
RecordedLate 1995
StudioLouis Drapp Studio and Natura Studio, Tulsa
Mixed at Sound of Music, Richmond, Virginia
Genre Pop rock
Length59:48
Label Independently released
Producer Hanson [1]
Hanson chronology
Boomerang
(1995)
MMMBop
(1996)
Middle of Nowhere
(1997)

MMMBop is a demo album by American pop rock group Hanson, released in 1996 independently after Boomerang . It contains a few tracks that were later re-recorded for their debut studio album Middle of Nowhere .

Track listing

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zachary Hanson.

  1. "Day Has Come" – 4:51
  2. "Thinking of You" – 3:15
  3. "Two Tears" – 2:44
  4. "Stories" – 2:37
  5. "River" – 3:50
  6. "Surely as the Sun" – 5:43
  7. "Something New" – 2:44
  8. "MMMBop" – 3:54
  9. "Soldier" – 6:16
  10. "Pictures" – 2:18
  11. "Incredible" – 4:22
  12. "With You in Your Dreams" – 4:17
  13. "Sometimes" – 4:28
  14. "Baby (You're So Fine)" – 3:22
  15. "MMMBop" (long version) – 5:07

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References

  1. "Hanson Reveals the Surprising Story Behind 'MMMBop'".